Changing BBS User-ID / Account Names?

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Re: Changing BBS User-ID / Account Names?

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syntax wrote: Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:43 pmforget it
Heh, OK then.


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Any way you do this is going to be wonky with modules, but if you are looking to rename someone without the care of modules then you can use ADV Rename, not sure if there are WGDOS and MBBS versions but I know I have a working WG3 version.

From the NFO:

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         Allow's Sysops to change a user's handle without creating a new
         account.  Also allows users to change their own handles, with the
         option of charging them for the priviledge, either credits or
         days.  Rename ends the hassle of having to create a new account
         and then switch class, give keys, access and credits and then
         delete the old account.  Now you can do everything in one easy
         step.  It can also copy your users Email and Registry entry to
         their new account also.
         C/S user interface.


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Thanks Kyau. It wasn't until I started working on the systems-side of WG and MajorMUD that I realized that the BBS user-IDs are the real identifiers and not an id code number (like is standard today). You're right that I would have to change all the names in all the extra modules that I have running. I'll see if I can find that add-on for WG/MBBS.


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I found the WG version on major.butt.care . Gonna try it out later.


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OK I have a registered copy of ADV Renamer for WG2 that works.

It doesn't change module names. Just the core WG stuff.

I did test editing WCCUSERS.DAT after with the new name. Seems to work fine.

I should note that this module will tag the old user ID for kill when a user logs in on the old ID *AFTER* the change has happened.

Kinda weird. I guess if you wanted to protect the old account from deletion, you could flag it as protected.


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